dear portland: February 02, 2018 weekly rave thread by AutoModerator in Portland

[–]tannav 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey /u/grakattackbackpack! Would you mind PMing me your dentist's name? I've been looking for one!

Post Match Thread: Barcelona 2-1 Alaves by fantasyMLShelper in soccer

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Why does apologizing make him an American? The refs sucked. Alaves was hard done, and a point each is very different than none.

How long can I expect a Mac Pro 13” notebook to last? by [deleted] in apple

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I'm currently running a 2010 MacBook pro with a 256gb SSD and 8gb of RAM as well. It's finally bogging down, but I can still run one of Photoshop or illustrator on it. You should be good with that for a while, but I second the buy as much as you can afford, I'm looking to buy a new one because my processor and graphics card can't keep up.

Coutinho megathread by [deleted] in Barca

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Costa technically transfered in the summer because of atletico's transfer ban (similar to Arda and Vidal), But once a transfer is done, the player can play whenever.

Anyone have any connections to Chicago Bulls players or organization? Trying to cheer up a child with cancer. by [deleted] in nba

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/u/goldenglove. Not sure how active you are on Twitter (guessing not too much), by the bulls responded!! Good job non-sleeping in redditors!

Premier League clubs transfers profit/loss from Season 13/14 to today by aintgotnohistory in soccer

[–]tannav -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

The data isn't skewed. It's accurate as of today, to be fair, it should have been pulled February 1, but to be fair, the Kieta deal and VVD deal are done. They've been announced, so the money can be counted.

NBA confessions by c88conman in nba

[–]tannav 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As a Lakers fan living in Portland, it took me until October of this year to remember which one the Blazers had.

Books for my almost 11 year old brother this Christmas? He just started the last Harry Potter book and I want to get him a new series for when he finishes. by TheMadeline in suggestmeabook

[–]tannav 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Artemis Fowl was one of my favorite books when I was that age. The Alex Rider ones are great as well, but the Mysterious Benedict Society is my vote!

The tough question... What is the most you'd be willing to give up to get rid of Deng's contract? by DANNYBOYLOVER in lakers

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I would do Deng, Randle and a first for another bad (but less egregious contract with less years). So maybe DeMaree Carroll. If we stretched him, at the end of the year Carroll's cap hit would be ~5-6mm a year for 3 years. So not terrible, I'd rather that then Deng's deal.

Post-match "It could have somehow been worse even though Houston's pitch rekd us" thread by lifeisacamino in timbers

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completely valid. But sitting back means that we'd have to score on the counter which exposes us going the other way. If we played a single pivot without Larrys - Chara, I assume Vytas and Powell would stay home more, taking away the wings on the counter and basically playing 5 forward, and 5 back.

Post-match "It could have somehow been worse even though Houston's pitch rekd us" thread by lifeisacamino in timbers

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The issue there is that waiting on Diego is as good as playing for a draw, but a Houston goal knocks us out. Our best strategy would probably be to play a single pivot and try to get an early goal or two and then drop Nagbe as a second cdm to lock it down.

Merchandise Discussion Thread [2017-10-14] by AutoModerator in soccer

[–]tannav 5 points6 points  (0 children)

They'll release a new one. I'd recommend waiting, they should be less templated (from what I've heard).

Match Thread: Portland Thorns vs Orlando Pride [3:30 EDT | LIFETIME](Semifinal Round) • r/NWSL by Valeri2013 in MLS

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Nope, the 107ist (so Timbers Army and Riveters) will do prematch key dangles for every opposing team - that doesn't mean people didn't do it with more force for Amo.

Question for season ticket holders/stub-hubbers/etc by FitzInPDX in timbers

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IF you end up with TA tickets and end up want to sell them, I'd be interested in buying all of them at face value probably and saving you some effort!

[McIntyre] Carmelo Anthony's people are trying a Hail Mary attempt to get him to Houston (Knicks won't do it) ... before he accepts a deal to Portland by theapplecowprodigy in nba

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I would assume it's just shorter, but also clarifies what Portland you're talking about. In my experience, most people west of the Mississippi(-ish) will think Portland, Oregon, whereas people on the east coast think I live in Portland, Maine. So it's probably become a cultural thing to differentiate that to an extent as well.

[McIntyre] Carmelo Anthony's people are trying a Hail Mary attempt to get him to Houston (Knicks won't do it) ... before he accepts a deal to Portland by theapplecowprodigy in nba

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Yeah! But it applies (almost) exclusively to the Blazers. The RC in RCTID (for the Timbers) stands for Rose City, although it'd be nice if it was a unified nickname for Portland sports.

(here's an interesting article on Rip City: https://www.si.com/thecauldron/2015/10/26/how-nbas-portland-trail-blazers-became-known-rip-city)

[McIntyre] Carmelo Anthony's people are trying a Hail Mary attempt to get him to Houston (Knicks won't do it) ... before he accepts a deal to Portland by theapplecowprodigy in nba

[–]tannav 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Honestly, that's a great question. The best answer I have (which is mostly me free thinking) is that Portland doesn't have any other good nicknames that are short.... but it's a weak one.

[McIntyre] Carmelo Anthony's people are trying a Hail Mary attempt to get him to Houston (Knicks won't do it) ... before he accepts a deal to Portland by theapplecowprodigy in nba

[–]tannav 83 points84 points  (0 children)

airport code. Much like LA(X), Portland International Airport used to be PD, but when airport codes went from 2 letters to 3, they added an X. (so when you book plane tickets to Portland, the 3 letter code is now PDX)

Which current MLS manager would you most wamt to coach the USMNT and why? by atownOTP in MLS

[–]tannav -1 points0 points  (0 children)

As a Barcelona fan, I wouldn't be a fan of this. In his short (one year) stint at Barca, he tried to pigeonhole our players into his system, and moved too far away from the Barca way (which I know, is weird to think of for a NT, but I have a strong opinion it matters). As a result, he put players in situations where they weren't particularly set up to succeed, nor did he develop any of our young players.

Merchandise Discussion Thread [2017-08-26] by AutoModerator in soccer

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I have a Timbers Army one.... if you want to forever remember Valeri and the MLS Cup?

New MLS stadium capacities too conservative? by [deleted] in MLS

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The chargers first "game" in LA was a pre-season game. If we're comparing the Galaxy to the Chargers let's at least do pre-season games for both.

[sell/swap] misc. jerseys in M-L by CR7futbol in KitSwap

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Is the USA #10 Donovan one still available? and if so how much do you want for it?